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My father switched out the original light switch sometime way back in the 80's I think. I'm rewiring the truck because it was an absolute mess. It was impossible to find the path of every wire because it was soooooo patched up from 50+ years of work. I have no idea how the truck still ran. There were jumper wires between fuses etc. Crazy.
Anyway, attached is the picture of the switch. Can you gents help me identify which wire attaches to each letter? I have a Rebel Wiring kit if it helps.
B= Battery wire? Ignition?
A=
D= Dome Light?
P=
H= high beams?
R= Rear lights?
Finally, the fuse that is at the back had a wire jumping the electricity from one side to the other. The fuse was blown. I have no idea how the truck didn't blow up. Some mechanic decided the wire trick was his best option to get my 80 year old father out the door. Do you know what size fuse should be in that spot?
I don't recognize the switch, it doesn't look like a 1960 which was a one year only.
It looks like B would be for the battery/hot wire, also it goes from there to the ignition switch. D could be for the dome light, all the old switches I have seen with a fuse on the back are for the dome light.
The other posts I have no idea. There should be a fuse panel that plugs onto the switch, but if it's not a 60 switch the 60 fuse panel won't work..
As Hiball3985 mentioned, the wiring diagrams from "ClassicCarWiring.com" are a must have for working on your truck. They are a good investiment.
A=Stop Light Switch (on master cylinder) then on to turn signal switch
B=12v B+ Battery (#10 Gauge), Ignition Sw, Voltage Reg, Cigar Lighter
D=Dome Light Circuit (via the fuse on back of switch)
P=Front Parking Lights
H=Headlights (beam selector switch on floor)
R=Rear Tail Light Circuit
The battery connection is the large post marked "B" with the nut on it to facilitate the many connections. This is where the power gets into the dashboard wiring. There is also a #10 GA jumper wire that goes from this post to the "B" post on the ignition switch.
The wiring diagram makes figuring all of this out easy.
Hey TexasDude! I'm about to start on the same journey. The previous owner of my 1960 f100 was creative with the wiring too. He used the same electrical wires found in homes to rig the rear brake lights and my light switch is covered with old masking tape holding wires on to it.
I just got my wiring diagram from Classic Car Wiring in the mail yesterday and now I'm thinking about purchasing a complete wiring harness. Just curious if anyone has had any luck with the various vendors producing wiring harnesses? Or if anyone can make a recommendation about the best way to rewire my truck - complete wiring kit or from scratch?
Thanks!
Sorry I haven't been on the site much. Yes, I just finished a complete rewire using a Rebel Wiring Kit. I would HIGHLY recommend a REBEL Wiring harness. Jeremy and Grandpa at Rebel Wire took everyone of my calls and answered everyone of my questions. Heck, at one point I had to call them to get the wiring exact for the high beams. They took the call and offered me a level of customer satisfaction you just can't compare.
Finally, I'm putting together a how-to with pictures etc. that I will pass along to Jeremy at Rebel wire that details all our conversations. I'd hate to not share all this knowledge with other 1957-1960 ford F100 owners.
Looking back, it is really an easy job. It just takes take and beer.
